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Roda ulven Surstromming - 300g surstromming Challenge
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Brand | Röda Ulven |
Item Weight | 0.3 Kilograms |
Item Form | Fillets |
Package Weight | 0.47 Kilograms |
Biological Source | Herring |
About this item
- Stinkiest food in the world
- Fermented Herring
- Surstromming
- SHIPS FROM SWEDEN - PLEASE ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR DELIVERY
- Expiry date: FEB 2020
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Product Description
Probably the stinkiest food in the world! Why is Surstromming so smelly and why do Swedes love it? Surstromming, which translates to ‘sour fish’, is produced using Baltic Sea Herring caught in their prime, that is just before spawning during the spring, and is fermented in traditional methods, usually for a minimum of six months. It has developed a reputation as a legendary food for enthusiasts, partly due the way it smells when the can is first opened.But just how did a dish of fermented Baltic Sea herring come to be in the first place? The history of Surstromming is fascinating.Just how long Swedish people have been eating Surstromming is unclear, but there are records of the fermented Baltic sea Herring being consumed from the 16th Century, although it is very possible its history stretches back even further.Legends aside, the history of Surstromming seems to begin during a time when brine was very expensive, and the weak brine used in the fermenting process could have been a way to cut costs for preservation that led to this dish. COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS FOLLOW THE CAN. THE CAN MAY SWELL DURING TRANSPORTATION . THIS IS PERFECTLY NORMAL AND DOES NOT EFFECT THE CONTENT. STORE IN FRIDGE UNTIL CONSUMPTION. COMES IN SEALED BAG FOR PROTECTION. WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU RECEIVE THE CAN: - THE CAN MAY HAVE SWOLLEN DURING TRANSPORT - THE CAN WILL CONTAIN LIQUIDS - THIS IS BRINE AND PERFECTLY NORMAL AS THE FISH IS PACKED IN THIS - THE FISH IS ACTUALLY MORE OF A "SOUP" CONSISTENCY - THIS IS ALSO PERFECTLY NORMAL DEPENDING ON HOW LONG THE FISH HAS BEEN FERMENTED - SURSTROMMING NEVER GETS BAD OR OUT OF DATE - YOU CAN ACTUALLY EAT UP TO 25 YEAR OLD FERMENTED FISH! - AND YES - IT WILL SMELL "SEWAGE" ONE OPENED - THIS IS THE STINKIEST FOOD IN THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MANY! THE CAN CONTAINS FISH FILLETS WITHOUT BONES FOR EASIER HANDLING.
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 1.97 x 5.91 x 5.91 inches; 10.58 ounces
- Manufacturer : RODA ULVEN
- ASIN : B007P8WSKU
- Best Sellers Rank: #93,370 in Grocery & Gourmet Food (See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food)
- #19 in Packaged Pickled Herrings
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Customers are disappointed with the quality of the fish in the can. They mention that there was absolutely no fish to be eaten, and only three fish backbones. Opinions are mixed on quality.
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Customers are mixed about the quality of the food. Some mention it's very delicious, with a bold flavor and strong smell. However, others say that it was spoiled, mucousy, and frothy.
"very delicious fish and soup, we open it up in my friend's house, make my friends happiness and dance." Read more
"...Absolutely no fish whatsoever. It was disintegrated and mucousy. bleagh!" Read more
"...The taste wasn't horrible -- very salty -- but the smell and the fumes are what make it the meme that it is...." Read more
"This stuff is supposed to smell bad, but this was spoiled. It was frothy, the meat had decayed off the bones. Watch the video...." Read more
Customers are disappointed with the fish in the can. They mention that it was disintegrated and mucousy, with only three fish backbones. Customers also say that the can had zero fillets.
"When we opened the can there was literally, zero fish! Everything had liquified except for red juice filled with bones and cartilage...." Read more
"Opend the can and it was liquid and bones. Absolutely no fish to be eaten. Very disappointed !!" Read more
"...Just juice. There was one bone spine. No fish." Read more
"...Just a can of rotten water and miniscule particles of fish. Watching other videos on the Stinky fish challenge most had fillets in them...." Read more
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Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2024
Part two of the challenge, he rinsed the surstromming in lime to help cut back the smell some to not be as overpowering, then cut the fish into bite-sized chunks as the main protein in a seafood green curry. Then he mashed up some of the fish into a paste to put over a shrimp salad with lettuce and basil and spicy chili peppers. Blew my mind -- never mind being something passably edible, they were actually surstromming dishes that you'd actually want to eat multiple times. Great fun and food!
Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2019
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マジで臭いです。服に臭いついたらとれません。
僕は友達4人と一緒に開封しましたが、全員もれなくゲロはきました。
内部が発酵ガスで高圧のため、開缶するときに汁が噴出します。これがすべての元凶。「ブシューッ」と噴き出してくるので、物理的に臭いの量が多いのです。
基本的に魚の醗酵した臭いなので、魚屋のゴミ箱とかをイメージするとわかりやすいでしょうか。あるいは、一週間お風呂に入ってないおばあちゃんのおむつの臭いとか…。とにかく臭いのは間違いないです。
開缶するときに汁が噴き出すので、これが服につくと臭いが取れなくなります。原産国のスウェーデンでは水中に缶を沈めて開缶したりするそうです。私はゴミ袋の中に突っ込んで開缶しました。
最初に汁が噴き出した瞬間、あまりの臭さに「おぇぇ(笑)」ってなりますが、すぐに鼻が慣れるので、食べている間は意外と臭さは気になりません。ただし、食べ終わって鼻が元に戻ったあとのゲップが洒落にならないほど臭くて泣きそうになります。基本的に塩辛なので、食感と味はイカの塩辛に近いです。決して不味くはないですが、「じゃあイカの塩辛でいいじゃん」とツッコミたくなります。
クラッカーにポテトサラダとかトマトなどを付け合わせて食べるのが一般的だそうですが、私のお勧めは、缶詰のパイナップルです。クラッカーの上にパイナップルと一緒に乗せて食べると、パイナップルの芳香と酸味、甘みがシュールストレミングの生臭さを緩和してくれるので、格段に食べやすくなります。
ニシンの漁期と製造工程の関係で、8月下旬に解禁、9月が食べごろだそうです。発酵食品なので、賞味期限を多少過ぎたぐらいなら腐ったりすることもなく食べれたりします。ただし、賞味期限を大幅に過ぎると、発酵が進みすぎて可食部分が液状化し、ただの臭い汁になり果てるそうです。
とにかく臭いので、人里離れた河原などで開缶しないと人に迷惑がかかるなど注意は必要ですが、話のタネに一生に一度くらいは挑戦してみてもいいかもしれません。
勿論中身も食べました!
一生のうち、食べるか食べないかのレベルのものなので、良い思い出になりました!
味については...匂いのインパクトが強くてよく分からなかったです!
こちらのレビューでも臭いと聞いてましたが、予想以上の生ゴミ臭さでした。
水や、牛乳でしゃぶしゃぶのように洗って食べました。
私は一口食べた時から、体が拒否し匂いを嗅ぐだけで吐き気が止まりませんでした。
かと思えば、何切れでも食べれる仲間もいました。彼によると、パンや特にポテトと食べると美味だそうです。
洋服に臭いが付着すると聞いていましたが、そのようなことはなさそうです。風が強かったからかもしれません。
いい大人がワイワイ食べて盛り上がれる一品です。学生の頃のように楽しみたい方はどうぞ。
Reviewed in Japan on May 31, 2019
こちらのレビューでも臭いと聞いてましたが、予想以上の生ゴミ臭さでした。
水や、牛乳でしゃぶしゃぶのように洗って食べました。
私は一口食べた時から、体が拒否し匂いを嗅ぐだけで吐き気が止まりませんでした。
かと思えば、何切れでも食べれる仲間もいました。彼によると、パンや特にポテトと食べると美味だそうです。
洋服に臭いが付着すると聞いていましたが、そのようなことはなさそうです。風が強かったからかもしれません。
いい大人がワイワイ食べて盛り上がれる一品です。学生の頃のように楽しみたい方はどうぞ。
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